Terms and Conditions of Hire

1. For the purpose of these conditions “Carrier” means East Coast Waste Limited trading as East Coast Waste Limited, “Customer/Producer” means the person named as such overleaf.
   
   
2. The hiring of the skip will commence on the date and time of delivery of the skip to the address stated overleaf.
   
   
3. The hiring charge will continue to be charged until the Customer/Producer has complied with all term of the hire.
   
   
4. Payment shall be due on or before delivery for a non-account customer and 30 days from the invoice for all account customer unless previously arranged.
   
   
5. The Carrier warrants that where the skip is to be positioned on private property all such permissions as are necessary for access to the site and the depositing of the skip at that site have been obtained and will continue at all times throughout the hiring, we will not accept liability for loss or damage suffered by the customer.
   
   
6. Access to where the skip is to be delivered/collected must be free of obstruction, i.e. trees, low wires etc. in the event that the Customer/Producer orders the vehicle to enter the property they do so entirely at their own risk against advice of East Coast Waste Limited representative. We will not accept liability for loss or damage suffered by the customer.
   
   
7. Pavements, driveways and manhole covers etc, may not be constructed to carry the weight of a heavy vehicle. in the event of the Customer/Producer ordering a vehicle off the public highway against our advice they accept full responsibility for any damage which may be caused.
   
   
8. The Customer/Producer must;
   • (a) Not light fires in the skip, (b) Not overload the skip beyond the sides of the skip (overloaded skips will not be moved); (c) Not board up the skip: (d) Not re-site the skip unless required to do so by a Constable of the Highway Authority: (e) Notify the Carrier as soon as the skip is filled; (f) Not remove of interfere with any identification mark on the skip; (g) immediately notify the Carrier of and accident or damage to or involving the skip.
     
     
     
9. Where the skip has been placed on the Highway, the Customer/Producer must
   • (a) Guard the skip at all times with four traffic cones places in an oblique line; (b) Place light and maintain the lamps attached to the skip and the cones from half an hour after sunset; (c) Ensure that the Highway is left clear, tidy and free of debris.
     
     
10. The Customer/Producer shall ensure that the skip is loaded so that;
    • (a) The contents shall not fall on the Highway, at a rest or in transit; (b) Dust will not escape while loading or travelling; (c) No flammable explosive, noxious, corrosive or dangerous material or anything which is or becomes, a nuisance is loaded
      
      
11. The Customer/Producer warrants to the Carrier that the information [including the information overleaf] given by the Customer/Producer in this form is complete and accurate and the Customer/Producer hereby indemnifies the Carrier against all costs, claims, demands and liabilities in respect of any information which is to prove inaccurate or further indemnifies the Carrier against all fines, penalties and liabilities imposed on the Carrier or arising in respect of any non-compliance or contravention of any law of regulation relating to the skip and its contents together with the cost or expenses relating hereto incurred by the Carrier.
    
    
12. The Customer/Producer shall be solely responsible for, and hold the Carrier fully indemnified against all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, proceedings, costs and expenses which may be brought against or incurred by the Carrier as a result of any accident involving the skip and its contents
    
    
13. Missing or stolen skips, cones and lamps shall be notified to the Carrier and will be charged at replacement cost.
    
    
14. Damage to Skips, cones and lamps will be charged at cost of repair.
    
    
15. All skip sizes are approximate [to manufacturer’s specifications]

Waste restrictions

No Asbestos; No LPG Bottles; No Liquid -contained or otherwise; No Tyres; No Human/Animal Waste; No Food Waste; No Special Waste; No Waste containing substances as defined in Section 20 on the EPA1990.